Esty, I concur completely in your nomination of
Elladan and Elrohir's thread. It is about time that Jackson fans were able to rise up in high dungeon and get to the bottom of this overarching tendency to see novels as culminations of concepts.
Seriously, I think it is more than time for a little mirth about the movies and I applaud such an original approach! Kudos indeed
Elladan and Elrohir!
I have been pondering in my heart
The Only Real Estel's nomination of the
Werewolf game threads. Certainly the game has grabbed the imagination and creativity of countless Downers and who am I to gainsay their enjoyment? Perhaps it is mere personal taste that I don't join the game, not really relishing mind games of that sort. Perhaps I simply enjoy
Eomer of the Rohirrim's Warg thread more--and, well, once you've enjoyed one furry creature, another is just sort of the same.
As for
Crazy Captions, well, I do laugh heartily often, and love the thread and all those who post there, but, well, no matter how funny a post is, the concept doesn't grab me as a truly unique one, as
Jackson Purists Deplore Tolkien Changes does.
I would say the same for a nomination I meant to make for July thread of the month,
Lush's Eowyn's Cup and Alan Lee thread.
Lush's thread was one of the first I think to bring an original approach to the movies, which
Elladan and Elrohir have also done. The thread is one which allows us to consider the relationship between illustrator and novel and then illustrator and movie, which I think provides incredible room for considering the extent to which the visuals are what maintain Tolkien fidelity in the movies, while the script and characterisations provide more Jackson's interpretation of action flick LotR.
Any other summer nominations?